Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable

Private foundation · Grantmaker Marlborough, MA EIN: 04-6902515

Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable is a private foundation, based in Marlborough, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable at a glance

Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

BostonBrooklinePhiladelphiaSaunderstownWalthamWorcester

How Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable gives

  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K5 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $2K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wills Eye Foundation Inc Philadelphia, PAProgram Support$1,857
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2024——$3,642$1,8571$3,642$125
2023$3,642—$180——$180$184
2022$3,822—$215——$215$194
2021$4,037—$215——$215$204
2020$4,252—$215———$215
2019$4,467$1,500$2,055$1,9005—$236

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Johannah E. Farrey III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas B. Farrey III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable

Where does Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable operate?

Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island.

What is Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable's EIN?

Thomas & Johannah Farrey Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6902515. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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